A look at key suspects in Rwanda’s genocide

October 6th, 2009 KAMPALA - A Rwandan citizen suspected of being one of the orchestrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide has been arrested in Uganda, an army official said Tuesday. Army spokesman Felix Kulayigye told DPA that Idelphonse Nizeyimana - who is wanted by the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) - has been arrested and that the matter was being dealt with by the police.

October 6th, 2009 Key Rwandan genocide suspect arrested in UgandaKAMPALA, Uganda — Interpol agents have arrested one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's 1994 genocide, a former top intelligence official accused of sending soldiers to execute the Rwandan queen, officials said Tuesday. Officers of the Lyon, France-based global police agency arrested former Rwandan deputy intelligence chief, Idelphonse Nizeyimana, on Monday in Kampala, said Uganda's government spokesman Fred Opolot.

October 6th, 2009 Key Rwanda genocide suspect arrested in UgandaKAMPALA, Uganda — Interpol agents have arrested one of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's 1994 genocide who is accused of sending soldiers to execute the Rwandan queen, officials said Tuesday. Officers of the Lyon, France-based global police agency arrested former Rwandan deputy intelligence chief, Idelphonse Nizeyimana, on Monday in Kampala, said Uganda's government spokesman Fred Opolot.

September 30th, 2009 Suspect pleads not guilty to Rwanda church deathsARUSHA, Tanzania — One of the most wanted suspects in Rwanda's 1994 genocide pleaded not guilty on Monday to crimes against humanity at a U.N. tribunal trying the alleged masterminds of the slaughter.

September 23rd, 2009 Rwandan accused of using donor funds for genocideARUSHA, Tanzania — A former Rwandan minister is accused of diverting funds from international donors to murderous militias during the 1994 genocide that killed more than 500,000 people, a prosecutor at a U.N.-backed court said Wednesday. Augustin Ngirabatware was charged with genocide and crimes against humanity in October 2008 and has pleaded not guilty.

July 15th, 2009 Fidelity holders reject 'genocide-free' proposalBOSTON — Shareholders at four Fidelity Investments mutual funds have rejected a measure that seeks to screen out investments possibly linked to genocide in international hot spots like Sudan's Darfur region. The proposal needed a majority to pass.

July 14th, 2009 ARUSHA, Tanzania — A U.N. war crimes tribunal sentenced a former governor in Rwanda to life in prison Tuesday after finding that he was one of the main perpetrators of genocide in the African country in 1994.

July 14th, 2009 Sudan criticizes Obama for calling Darfur genocideKHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan's government has criticized President Barack Obama for calling the conflict in Darfur a "genocide." Obama made the comment in a speech over the weekend in the African nation of Ghana. There has been a long-running debate over whether to characterize the conflict between Sudan's Arab-led government and ethnic African rebels in Darfur as a genocide.

July 9th, 2009 Sweden to extradite Rwanda genocide suspectSTOCKHOLM — Sweden will extradite a man accused of taking part in mass slaughter in Rwanda to his homeland, marking the first time an EU nation has sent back a suspect to face charges in the 1994 genocide, officials said Thursday. The Swedish government will expel 53-year-old Sylvere Ahorugeze within three weeks, fulfilling a request from authorities in the African country, Justice Minister Beatrice Ask said.

July 2nd, 2009 'Genocide-free' proposal rejected at VanguardBOSTON — Shareholders of Vanguard Group have rejected an activist proposal that would have required stronger screening of investments that may be linked to genocide. A proposal backed by the group Investors Against Genocide fell far short of majority support at a shareholders meeting the mutual fund company held Thursday in Scottsdale, Ariz.

June 22nd, 2009 Ex-minister gets 30 years in Rwanda genocideARUSHA, Tanzania — A U.N. court trying alleged masterminds of Rwanda's genocide sentenced a former interior minister to 30 years in prison Monday for tricking thousands of people to hide on a hill, only to watch them get slaughtered by militias.

June 5th, 2009 Obama says nations must stop genocideDRESDEN, Germany — President Barack Obama says the international community has an obligation to stop genocide, even when it's inconvenient. Obama on Friday was asked how the Holocaust mantra of "never again" might apply to current crises in the Darfur region of Sudan or in Sri Lanka, where the government is accused of shelling hospitals during a quarter-century civil war.

April 24th, 2009 Family of Rwanda genocide suspect: He's innocentWICHITA, Kan. — The family of an 82-year-old immigrant suspected of participating in Rwanda's 1994 genocide says he's innocent, contending he was too old and sick to commit atrocities.

April 24th, 2009 PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama, Armenians and genocideWASHINGTON — Barack Obama was unequivocal during the campaign: As president, he would recognize the nearly century-old massacre of Armenians in Turkey as genocide. In breaking that promise Friday, the president did the same diplomatic tiptoeing he criticized the Bush administration for doing.

April 22nd, 2009 Darfur genocide inspires actress hunger strikeLOS ANGELES — Mia Farrow plans to begin a hunger strike next week in solidarity with the people of Darfur. The 64-year-old actress and humanitarian says she will begin a "fast of only water" on Monday "as a personal expression of outrage at a world that is somehow able to stand by and watch innocent men, women and children needlessly die of starvation, thirst and disease." Farrow was moved to begin the hunger strike after the Sudanese government expelled international aid agencies from the country last month.